Vended release live video for “The Far Side” and announce European and UK shows

This week, the alternative metal band Vended released a live music video for their song “The Far Side“, as per theprp. Ian Urquhart directed the video, which was shot on October 25, 2025, in the MGM Music Hall at Fenway in Boston, Massachusetts, just like previous recent live videos that the group has posted. During that span, Vended served as an opening for Mudvayne and Static-X. Naturally, Vended features two second-generation metal musicians: drummer Simon Crahan is the son of Taylor’s Slipknot bandmate, M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan, while vocalist Griffin Taylor is the son of Corey Taylor of Slipknot. Vended is currently planning a summer tour in Europe.

Upcoming shows:

• Friday, July 17, 2026 – Warsaw, Poland – Progresja
• Saturday, July 18, 2026 – Vienna, Austria – Gasometer
• Tuesday, July 21, 2026 – Zagreb, Croatia – Tvornica Kulture
• Wednesday, July 22, 2026 – Salzburg, Austria – Rockhouse
• Friday, July 24, 2026 – Plovdiv, Bulgaria – Hills of Rock
• Saturday, July 25, 2026 – Belgrade, Serbia – Zappa Barka
• Monday, July 27, 2026 – Râșnov, Romania – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
• Wednesday, July 29, 2026 – Budapest, Hungary – Dürer Kert
• Thursday, July 30, 2026 – Czaplinek, Poland – Pol’and’Rock Festival
• Saturday, August 1, 2026 – Wacken, Germany – Wacken Open Air
• Sunday, August 2, 2026 – Stuttgart, Germany – LKA Longhorn
• Wednesday, August 5, 2026 – Josefov, Czechia – Brutal Assault Festival
• Friday, August 7, 2026 – Kortrijk, Belgium – Alcatraz Open Air
• Saturday, August 8, 2026 – Derbyshire, United Kingdom – Bloodstock Open Air
• Tuesday, August 11, 2026 – Copenhagen, Denmark – KB Hallen
• Thursday, August 13, 2026 – Feldkirch, Austria – Poolbar Festival
• Friday, August 14, 2026 – Frankfurt, Germany – Zoom
• Saturday, August 15, 2026 – Sulingen, Germany – Reload Festival

Vended was established in 2018 by teenagers Griffin Taylor and Simon Crahan, who subsequently enlisted bassist Jeremiah Pugh and guitarists Cole Espeland and Connor Grodzicki. The band’s name, pronounced with an emphasis on the second syllable as “ven-DEAD,” is derived from the word vendetta, and they initially refrained from touring due to their youth.

Vended current line up:

• Griffin Taylor – lead vocals
• Cole Espeland – lead guitar
• Jeremiah Pugh – bass, backing vocals
• Simon Crahan – drums